West Virginia Code 16-5-4 – Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics
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The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health shall appoint the state Registrar of Vital Statistics, hereinafter referred to as the "State Registrar."
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5-4
- Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5-1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Vital statistics: means the data derived from certificates and reports of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, divorce, annulment and related records and reports. See West Virginia Code 16-5-1